Q&A: Friends (but sometimes foes) within: the complex evolutionary ecology of symbioses between host and microbes



Gerardo, Nicole and Hurst, Gregory ORCID: 0000-0002-7163-7784
(2017) Q&A: Friends (but sometimes foes) within: the complex evolutionary ecology of symbioses between host and microbes. BMC BIOLOGY, 15 (1). 126-.

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Abstract

Over the past decade, there has been a pronounced shift in the study of host-microbe associations, with recognition that many of these associations are beneficial, and often critical, for a diverse array of hosts. There may also be pronounced benefits for the microbes, though this is less well empirically understood. Significant progress has been made in understanding how ecology and evolution shape simple associations between hosts and one or a few microbial species, and this work can serve as a foundation to study the ecology and evolution of host associations with their often complex microbial communities (microbiomes).

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Animals, Symbiosis, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Biological Evolution, Microbiota
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 12 Jan 2018 11:54
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 06:45
DOI: 10.1186/s12915-017-0455-6
Open Access URL: https://bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186...
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3015945